During the Eastern Conference finals between the Rangers and the Devils, The New York Times will revisit some of the memorable characters of the 1994 conference finals between the teams. With the possible exception of Martin Brodeur, no player...

March 25, 2006, Saturday

Brian Gionta of the Devils swung his stick during a recent game in Buffalo, inadvertently striking the mouth of Aleksei Zhitnik of the Sabres. Martin Brodeur, the Devils' goalie, recalls vividly what happened next. ''He just spit out like three...

January 14, 2004, Wednesday

Ken Daneyko said today that he would have considered coming back to play next season, if the Devils had not won the Stanley Cup last month. But with Daneyko, a 39-year-old defenseman, in the lineup for Game 7 of the finals, the Devils did win the...

July 12, 2003, Saturday

The Devils scheduled a news conference for this morning at which Ken Daneyko is expected to announce his retirement. Daneyko, a 39-year-old defenseman, has played his entire career with the Devils, who chose him with their second pick, the 18th...

July 11, 2003, Friday

The Devils cleaned out their lockers here today, two days after winning their third National Hockey League championship in nine seasons. About half the players, including the veteran defenseman Ken Daneyko, headed to Manhattan, with the Stanley...

June 12, 2003, Thursday

The announcer skipped from Richard Smehlik to Jiri Bicek when announcing the Devils' scratches before tonight's game, and hard-boiled hockey fans knew exactly what that meant. Scratches are not usually a big deal before a game, but they were...